Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-19

township, Nenango county; one
hundred and thirty-six acres in same
township, house and lot in Oil City
and two pieces of property in En-.
lenton, one being the house in which
be formerly resided. There are in all
judgements amounting to twenty-five
thousand dollars entered. There are
! thirteen hundred dollars ahead of the
Illion bank. The judgment of the
latter creditor amounts to twenty
three hundred dollars, with interest,
in all about twenty-seVen hundred
dollars"
Retrenchment was Necessary.
Mrs. BiXby became convinced The
ether day that retrenehment was alb
solutely necessary in her household
expenses.
Business is duIl,n she said, "and
| must make our bills as light as pos
sible Poor huaband is quite worried
over our affairs. Now, how can l
save S5 or $40 and show Mr.. Bixby
that women can be economical if
necessary? | know" she said sud-
denly, in the joyful tone of one who
has had happy thought. 81 will
do without the hat intended getting
to wear with my new gray suit L
can wear my black Imported straw
with it very well, and | will, too. l
just must learn to cconomize."
Then she put on her hat and went
down town, 80 elated over her "clear
saving of five whole dollars" that
she intended walking home with Mr..
Bixby at noon and telling him all
about it.
II wonder now," she said, as she
stopped before the windows OF a glove
store, II wonder if couldn't afford a
new pair of those tan kid gloves with
stitching on the back. l really need
them, and I've saved S. by going
without my hat, so-yes, I'll get
them; they'll cost only 81"
Ten minutes later she stood before
the ribbon counter ia dry goods
store.
"This ribbon is really very cheap"
she was saying to herself, "and |
need a lot of ribbon awfully. won
der if could afford it to day Let
me zee. I-oh, of course | can, efter
saying $s on that hat.P
And she bought ten yards of rib
bon ct twenty five cents yard.
"Great sale Of embroidery she
read on flariDg placard a moment
later
"Just what | need," she said, "but
I've been doiIG without because l
wanted to economize; but I'm sure
Charlie couldn't say anything if l
bought little when Ive saved five
whole dollars"
So she bought "a little" for Sl.15.
then sue got 'itne greatest kind of o
hargainn in remnants of French ging-
ham for 81 So
II never would have bought it,"
she said to herself, "but it was so
cheap, and then I'd saved five dollars
this morning"
Before reaching her husbands ollce
with the cheering news of her econo-
my she bad bought four yards of lace
three of insertion, o pound Of candy,
two collars snd pair Of cuffs, pair
of slippers, two pairs of hose, hand
kerchiefs, three yards of lawn, fan,
bunch of roses, another pair of
gloves, and six linen haadkerchiefs
and two neckties for Mr.. Bixby.
Then she repaired to Risby's Office
with the tale OF her economy, and
ended by saying.
"And here's few things thought
| could afford after saving so much
by going without my hat"
Bixby asked few questions, made
a rapid calculation, and said in an ut
terly heartless tore,
:'aee here, Sally, don't you eeono-
mi4e any more. You'll break me
sure if you do. You've got SIG SO
worth of things already out of that
$5, and"
YOU'RE just too mean for anything
Charley Biybv."'